Hamilton claims pole position at Hungarian Grand Prix
HAMILTON Lewis (gbr), Mercedes AMG F1 Team W14, portrait during the 2023 Formula 1 Qatar Airways Hungarian Grand Prix, 11th round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship from July 21 to 23, 2023 on the Hungaroring, in Mogyorod, Hungary. (PHOTO/Reuters)
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Lewis
Hamilton claimed his first pole position since 2021 after edging Max Verstappen
in qualifying on Saturday for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Mercedes
seven-time world champion ended a long barren spell to claim the front of the
grid for a record ninth time at the Hungaroring.
"To
finally get this pole it feels like the first time," an emotional Hamilton
said after his 104th career pole but his first since Saudi Arabia two seasons
ago.
McLaren duo
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are on the second row with Alfa Romeo's Zhou
Guanyu and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc on the third row.
Verstappen
leads the Formula One drivers standings by 99 points ahead of his Red Bull
teammate Sergio Perez, who qualified in ninth.
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